For the First-Time Camper

Wondering what you’ll do at Camp Watia? Our schedule is designed for campers to make friends with the other kids in their cabin, other campers with similar interests, and the whole camp each day. 

Campers will do activities with their cabinmates in the morning, choose their own activities in the afternoon, and then participate in a camp-wide evening activity. 

Activities
Camp Watia offers a variety of activities. Check out some of our most popular ones:

  • Archery
  • Arts and crafts
  • Canoeing
  • Corcling
  • Capture the flag
  • Climbing wall
  • Fire building
  • Fishing
  • Fort building
  • Giant water slide (ages 9 and up)
  • Horseback riding (program add-on fee: $90)
  • Hiking
  • Land sports
  • Low ropes course
  • Mountain biking (ages 10 and up)
  • Nature studies
  • Paddleboarding
  • Swimming
  • Whitewater rafting (program add-on fee: $105)
  • AND much more!

Daily schedule
Each day at Watia is filled with opportunities for adventure, trying new things, and making positive friendships. Here’s a peek into what campers will experience during a typical day.
 

7am Wake up/Morning Mayhem: Wake up and have an optional morning activity (polar bear swim, fun run, gaga, yoga, etc.).
8am Flag raising: Raise flags representing the different states and countries our campers and staff are from. Learn some fun facts about that place and share your cabin chant.
8:15am Breakfast: Eat with your cabin mates and get pumped for the day
9:15am Cabin rotation: Fun activity and hanging out with cabin mates
11am Cabin rotation: Fun activity and hanging out with cabin mates
12:45pm Lunch: Eat with cabin mates and talk about how much fun you’ve had so far at camp
1:45pm FOB (Feet on Bunk) and cabin cleanup: Rest, get re-energized, and clean your cabin for a chance to win the Silver Broom.
3pm Choice/Free Swim/Cabin Activity 1: A rotation of free swim, cabin activities, and camper’s choice.
4:15pm Choice/Free Swim/Cabin Activity 2: A rotation of free swim, cabin activities, and camper’s choice.
5:15pm Flag lowering: Lower the flag of the day and get any announcements for the evening program.
5:45pm Dinner: Eat with your cabin mates and get pumped for the evening activities
6:45pm Free time: A time to chillax and have fun with cabin mates or other campers
7:30pm Evening activity: Camp-wide event (such as campfire, capture the flag, songs and skits, cabin s’mores, typhoon, carnival, mock rock, cabin magic, etc.)
8:40pm Snack/evening embers: Eat with your cabin and head back to the cabin to chat about your day and set new goals for the next day
9:15pm Showers/bedtime: Private showers to clean off before bed
10pm Lights out: Catch some z's and get re-energized for the next day